By far the best logotype I've ever seen for a doughnut bakery.
Lone Star doughnuts is one of those places that has somehow resisted the idea that new is better. Part of the reason is its location. On Beckley in north Oak Cliff, it sits between a “soon-to-be” upscale neighborhood and an industrial district just south of the Trinity River bottom. You’ll see a good mix of people there in the mornings before work—truckers, mom’s and children, local high schoolers—getting their sugary fix to start the day off right.
The menu is pretty standard; chocolate twists, cinnamon cake, apple fritters (which are really good), and of course your standard glazed. The variety is not far-reaching, but this adds to the feeling that this place was born out of a simpler time, when people weren’t conditioned to get tired of something so quickly. And the prices seem to be a nod to the past as well: this morning I got a large coffee, an apple fritter and a dozen (or so) doughnut holes for under 3 dollars.
I’ll leave you with a quote (that I don’t understand) from the menu: “As you ramble on through Life, brother, what e’re may be your God, keep your eye upon the doughnut, and not upon the hole!”
Dallas, TX 75203-1007
(214) 946-2185